Not Too Late || Jeongcheol

Ch.3 : Babysit

"Seungcheol you know you can ask Jeonghan right? He's in Korea for vacation. It's not like he has anything else to do either. Besides--he'll be glad to help out." 

Seungcheol paused. Would he help? Probably, Jeonghan being the angel he is would never refuse. But rejection isn't why Seungcheol didn't ask. 

"Seungcheol?" Jihoon called through the phone 

"I would love to help you if I can but I'm jam-packed with all the recording sessions. Jeonghan is your only option now.  I have to go, yeah. Don't do anything stupid." 

"Right." Seungcheol took a moment. Maybe calling Jeonghan wasn't a bad idea. After all, he was his friend and there wasn't anything to be awkward over. His eyes strayed on Jeonghan's contact before clicking it. A few rings later the call went through. 

"Seungcheol?" Jeonghan's muffled voice could be heard through the phone and Seungcheol took a deep breath. 

"Hi Jeonghan. Could you do me a favor?" 

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"Appa's coming to see me!!" Yuri yelled as she pranced around the living room while Seungcheol ran behind her trying to catch up with his daughter. 

"Yuri, sweetness, calm down. And what did I tell you about calling Mr. Jeonghan Appa?" 

Yuri stopped before looking back at her father. "Appa is Appa." 

"You little--" Yuri giggled before she resumed her run around the track. 

Ding Dong.

"God Bless the door." Seungcheol sighed in happiness. Little children are tiring. Although having raised Yuri for 4 years, her little tantrums never get old. Before Seungcheol could even take another step, little Yuri dashed to the door. 

"Appa is here!!" Her loud voice resonated around the room as Seungcheol quickly lifted his daughter by the arm and set her away from the door before opening the it himself. 

"Hi." 

"Hi." 

It felt like he hadn't seen the former in years. Which he hadn't--but they did meet just a couple of days ago. Seungcheol's breath hitched as his eyes met Jeonghan's. The light in his eyes never faded. Jeonghan watched a wide smile appear on Seungcheol's face. 

"Thank god, you're here." 

Jeonghan chuckled as Seungcheol caught his breath, his breathing ragged and fast. 

"You're quite out of breath." He murmured an Seungcheol let out a heavy sigh, shaking his head.

"Don't ask." 

"Appa!!!" 

"Shit." Seungcheol cursed under his breath as an overjoyed Yuri jumped into Jeonghan's arms catching him off guard but nevertheless caught her. 

Jeonghan was---to say surprised. For a second he wondered if Jisoo was wrong and Seungcheol indeed was married, but when the little girl ran towards him whilst calling him Appa, he was quite sure that he was not married in any way.

"Hi, Yuri. It's good to see you again." Jeonghan smiled as the little girl hung her arms around his neck and pressed little kisses to his cheek. The feeling made Jeonghan melt, he loved kids. 

"Yuri--what did I tell you about kissing people." Seungcheol scolded and Jeonghan stopped him. 

"It's fine. Besides, as his Appa, I'm sure I can get a kiss." Jeonghan lightly joked, but Seungcheol just froze. Maybe he shouldn't have said that. The latter cleared his throat before grabbing his coat from the couch. 

"I've got to go. Thank you for coming here to take care of Yuri. Everyone was busy and I was really stuck." 

"Yeah, no problem. No go on. We'll be fine. Right Yuri?" Jeonghan turned to the child in his arms who nodded. 

"Appa and I will have so much fun!" She giggled and Seungcheol smiled. 

"Bye, sweetness. Bye Hannie." 

The door shut and Jeonghan took a deep breath. That's great. 

"Shall we have some fun then Yuri-ah?" 

Yuri giggled and nodded. Jeonghan smiled. "Let's go~"

Jeonghan gently let Yuri onto the ground and the little girl held onto his hand and led him to the living room. 

"I want to show you my car collection."

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